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April 12, 2008

gleans at 3:50 AM MT, 4/25

 

Obama Works to Limit Fallout Over Remark on ‘Bitter’ Working Class
New York Times - By JEFF ZELENY MUNCIE, Ind. - Senator Barack Obama on Saturday rebutted criticism that has enveloped his campaign over a comment he made last Sunday that many working-class voters are angry and bitter over economic conditions in America, and he told an ...

 

Portugal 
Chris Moss meets the Douro Boys in northern Portugal on a boozy tour of their new wine trail
 
 
 
Women's rights protest

Don't forget the F-word
Erica Jong on how the hope she had for women in 1968 has been extinguished
Quiz: Are you tuned into 1968, man?

 

Manchester gets into the festival spirit with poetry prize
Apr 11: One of the biggest open competitions in English language poetry is being launched in Manchester, ahead of the city's literature festival this autumn

 

Colorado Evolves as Beer Lover's Paradise (Life: Travel - Design - Sport / Travel)
Who needs Napa? Colorado offers fans of craft brews their own playland of tours and tasting bars
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PHOTOS: Denver is Beer Country

 

The Five Best Blogs (Web Watch)

 

"Extinct" plants found in remote AustraliaMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Two plants that were thought to have been extinct since the late 1800s have been rediscovered in far northern Australia, according to an official report released on Saturday.  Full Article

 

Putin wants Russian space industry to shine againMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday told officials to beef up Russia's space program and speed financing of a new cosmodrome in the Far East to keep the nation's leading role in space, Russian media reported.  Full Article 
 
 
Photo 
LONDON (Reuters) - British bookmakers on Saturday halved the odds on Prince William getting engaged this year to girlfriend Kate Middleton now that their on-off relationship looks to be very much back on course.  Full Article
 
 
 
5-year-old Rubik's genius

Apr 12 - A five year old boy is taking on the best in France's Rubik's Cube Championships.  Play Video

 

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